DICTA Learning vs Numvolt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DICTA Learning
Master Latin and ancient Greek vocabulary with interactive flashcards, writing exercises, and drawing activities. Access a comprehensive lexicon with audio pronunciations. Receive daily vocabulary reminders via notifications and widgets.
- Digital flashcards
- Write Mode for self-assessment
- Draw Mode for muscle memory
- Lexicon of terms
- Audio recordings of terms
- Daily term notifications
- iPhone widget for daily term
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DICTA assists with the learning of Latin and ancient Greek vocabulary by unique study features; these features include pre-made, digital flashcards, "Write Mode" for self-assessment, and "Draw Mode" for muscle-memory development. DICTA also provides a lexis of relevant terms in each language, audio recordings of Latin terms, and an optional daily notification and iphone widget displaying a "Daily Term," among other features.
Numvolt
Enhance your arithmetic, fractions, and algebra skills with engaging drills and clear, step-by-step solutions. Practice in timed sprints or a relaxed Zen mode, and track your progress across numerous topics. Compete globally or challenge a friend on a single device.
- Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, algebra training
- Timed sprints and Zen mode
- Step-by-step solution explanations
- Global and local leaderboards
- Two-player duel mode
- Progress tracking and Home Screen widget
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Practice mental math with short exercises and step-by-step corrections. For new installations, full sessions require Numvolt Pro: a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices and terms are shown before purchase. Train on arithmetic, times tables, fractions and percentages. Try timed sprints or take your time in Zen mode. No account and no ads. FIFTEEN TOPICS, A HUNDRED AND FIFTY RUNGS EACH Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages, order of operations, powers, algebra, square roots, signed numbers, proportions, time and durations, unit conversion and number patterns. Each topic has its own 150-rung journey, up to five elite chapters; the difficulty adjusts during the session, block by block. You pick your starting point at setup, and you can always replay a lower level. UNDERSTAND THE METHOD, STEP BY STEP After a mistake, and at the end of a session for your slowest answers, Numvolt shows you a way to do it in your head, step by step: 71 × 87 is 70 × 87 + 87; 79² is 80² − 160 + 1. With the reflex to keep and other ways to do it. In the courses, enter a supported calculation to explore a mental math method. In Zen mode there is no timer: time to understand. SPRINTS AND A DAILY CHALLENGE 15, 30 or 60 seconds on the + − × ÷ mix. +1 per correct answer, −1 per mistake. The daily challenge is the same 60-second series for everyone, all day long. A LADDER FROM YOUR CITY TO THE WORLD Join the ladder with a nickname and your city. Your best sprint is ranked on six rungs: city, county, region, country, continent, world. After every sprint you see exactly what you climbed — "5th → 2nd · Rhône" — and how many points you need to overtake the next player. Only your nickname, city and scores are published. Never your exact location. DUEL ON ONE PHONE Two players, the same questions in the same order, 30 seconds each. Scores are revealed at the end. YOUR PROGRESS, VISIBLE XP, overall level, accuracy, day streak, seven-day chart, level per topic and session history. A Home Screen widget shows your daily goal and starts a sprint in one tap. WHAT STAYS WITH YOU Your progress lives on your iPhone, in the app's storage. No account. Anonymous usage counters, which you can switch off in Settings, only tell us where the app gets stuck. Fractions and decimals accepted on the keypad. Light, dark or automatic appearance. Available in 49 languages. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Who is it for? Anyone who wants to get faster at everyday mental math, from students to adults. It is not a preparation for a specific exam. Do I need to pay? You can answer a few questions during setup. Full sessions require Numvolt Pro, with the price in your currency shown before you pay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DICTA Learning at none against Numvolt's 3. DICTA Learning also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Numvolt's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Numvolt sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. DICTA Learning asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DICTA Learning against 5.0 for Numvolt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DICTA Learning has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DICTA Learning ships an update fortnightly, Numvolt every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DICTA Learning | Numvolt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DICTA LANGUAGES LEARNING DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM COMPANY INC. | ROMEO ILARIO FLAVIO GAMBINO |
Customer experience
DICTA Learning
Numvolt
In-app purchases
DICTA Learning
No in-app purchases
Numvolt
- Numvolt Pro Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Numvolt Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Numvolt Pro$24.99







